Tag: ENVIRONMENT
10/19: Saturday Morning – CBS News
As early voting opens in Detroit, Harris, Trump campaign in the battleground state of Michigan; How chef Andrew Black is building a food empire.
Tropical Storm Milton could hit Florida as a major hurricane midweek
People across Florida were given notice Sunday that Milton, for now just a tropical storm off the coast of Mexico, could intensify rapidly into a major hurricane.
Hurricane Helene claims lives of Georgia mother and her one-month-old twins
The babies, born Aug. 20, are the youngest known victims of a storm that had claimed at least 225 lives across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas.
Tropical Storm Milton forms in Gulf of Mexico, could intensify as a hurricane threatening Florida
A storm system brewing in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach tropical storm status later Saturday, with forecasters warning it could intensify into a hurricane.
The Climate Election: Fracking, explained
Fracking has become a big talking point in the presidential election. But while it has helped boost U.S. energy production, studies have shown it's also linked to a number of environmental and human health issues, including childhood leukemia. Here's what...
Summer 2024 was the hottest on record, EU climate agency says
The northern meteorological summer — June, July and August — averaged 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.24 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Copernicus.
African nations lose up to 5% of GDP annually due to climate change: report
The World Meteorological Organization said many African nations are spending up to nine per cent of their budgets for climate adaptation policies.
Iceland cave collapse shows ‘incredibly’ dangerous risk of summer visits
A deadly ice cave collapse in Iceland has raised safety concerns and prompted calls for stricter rules for tourist expeditions that can be especially dangerous in the summer.
Wildfire smoke chokes Brazil’s capital amid raging blazes across country
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said people were intentionally starting fires in the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetland and other areas, putting 48 cities on red alert.
Greece grappling with ‘extremely dangerous’ wildfires. What to know
A spokesperson for Global Affairs told Global News that Canadians should take 'normal security precautions in Greece' amid the wildfires.
In Paris, athletes caught in ‘particularly intense’ heat wave
While much of the heat wave is centred in the south, athletes from around the world gathered in Paris and its suburbs will also feel the heat.
The Earth set a record for hottest day ever – then broke it 1 day later
On Monday, the daily global average temperature reached a new record high at 17.15 C, beating the previous record of 17.09 C, set just the day before.
B.C.-made material to be used by Max Space, NASA for habitats on moon
A small West Coast company is helping astronauts return to the moon in 2026. ALUULA Composites has signed on to provide its durable, lightweight fabric to build space habitats.
TC Energy’s US$15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal
TC Energy Corp.'s ill-fated Keystone XL pipeline has suffered a major blow after a trade tribunal decision that tossed out its claim to US$15 billion in damages.
Northvolt says Quebec EV battery plant project will continue ‘as planned’
As of last month, the plant was supposed to begin manufacturing electric battery cells and producing cathode active material by 2026.
